Studies on the catalytic dechlorination and abatement of chlorided VOC: the cases of 2-chloropropane, 1,2-dichloropropane and trichloroethylene |
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Authors: | Elisabetta Finocchio Chiara Pistarino Serena Dellepiane Barbara Serra Simona Braggio Marco Baldi Guido Busca |
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Affiliation: | a Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Genova, I-16129 Genova, Italy b Department of Chemistry, University of Pavia, I-27100 Pavia, Italy |
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Abstract: | The conversion of monochloropropanes and dichloropropanes over acid catalysts has been investigated in the presence of oxygen. In the temperature range of 450–550 K, dehydrochlorination of monochloropropanes to propene and HCl occurs selectively over silica–alumina, while significant formation of chlorinated by-products is observed over ZSM5 zeolite catalyst even at higher temperatures. Dichloropropanes conversion over silica–alumina catalyst gives rise mainly to chloropropenes in the temperature range 500–700 K. COx are predominant products only at the highest reaction temperatures (just above 700 K). Water vapor in the feed only slightly affects conversions and selectivities. Deactivation processes occur upon dichloropropane conversion, mainly due to coke deposition. The conversion of highly chlorinated compounds, such as trichloroethylene (TCE) has been tested over silica–alumina and over HY zeolite in the presence of water vapor in the so-called “steam reforming” conditions (HVOC:water=1:2). With diluted feed (1200 ppm) on HY, reaction occurs above 800 K and formation of chlorinated by-products is minimized, COx being the main reaction products. At higher HVOC concentrations conversion is obtained at even lower temperature (600 K), but no more negligible by-products formation has been detected. In our conditions zeolite catalyst is more effective in TCE total conversion than silica–alumina. |
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Keywords: | Dechlorination Chloropropanes Acid catalysts Trichloroethylene Silica-alumina HY zeolite HVOC abatement |
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